千万别读错这十个词, 否则大家会b4你
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不管好还是不好, 人们一般都会根据你说话时的发音来评价你. 哪怕读错了一个词, 你可能就被套牢了: 大家会把你看成是乡巴佬或者二愣子. Toni Bowers 列举了一些常见的发音错误, 大家有则改之, 无则加勉.
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作者: Toni Bowers
翻译: ZenoX
Techrepublic.com 曾发表过关于 "十个语法错误" 的文章, 涉及到书面以及口头上的词语误用等. 我现在要更进一步, 探讨一些你可能写对了但却读错了的词. 相形之下, 这些会让你显得更加愚不可耐.
注意: 我的耳朵对于错误的发音好像有一种病态的敏感, 因为我在大学时曾对语言学产生病态的喜爱. 不过, 人们总是习惯于根据他们错误的语言习惯而望文生音, 所以你最好多了解一点. 下面是一些我的最爱, 有的错误你可能犯过, 有的可能没有.
#1. Realtor
有很多人把它读成 REAL-uh-ter, 我甚至听到过国家电视台的人也这么读. 这是个广为人知的错误拼写, 把 a 和 l 搞颠倒了. 其实念 REAL-tor 就对了. 或许你觉得只有两个音节更容易发音一些, 但显然不是.
#2. Nuclear
当我们国家的总统也把这个词读作 NU-cu-lar 时, 你知道这有多难去告诉大家这个词的正确读音是 NU-clee-er? 别跟我说这是什么方言, "Ya'll" 是方言, NU-cu-lar 可不能算.
#3. Jewelry
不是 JOO-la-ree, 而是 JOOL-ree. 把一个两音节的词变成三个音节不是更难发音了么? 为什么总是总是这样?
#4. Supposedly/supposably
不存在后者那个词.
#5. Supposed to/suppose to
我觉得这个错误不是因为无知, 而是因为为了省事儿而造成的. 虽然得多发一个爆破音来重读词尾的 d, 但很值得. 而且, 千万不要在书面文字中省略词尾的 d, 否则人们不以为你是从哪个石头缝里蹦出来的才怪.
#6. Used to/use to
同上
#7: Anyway/anyways
这个词的词尾没有 s. 我发誓, 不信查字典.
#8: February/Febuary
在 b 和 u 之间确实得有个 r. 如果你发音正确的话, 你听起来就应该像含着满嘴的糖豆一样: FEB-broo-ary.
#9: Recur/reoccur
虽然后者更像一个词, 但其实根本没这个词. 而且我又得说一遍, 为啥总是要多加一个没用的音节呢?
#10: Mischievous/mischievious
我也知道 MIS-cha-vous 的读音听着挺别扭, 好像 (Basil Rathbone) 一样, 但这就是正确的读音. 而 Mis-CHEE-vee-us 是错误的, 尽管更常见.
最后的是我的最爱: often. 它的发音应该是 OFF-un, 而不是 OFF-tun. 字母 t 是不发音的.
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传神 (2008-9-03 14:06:10)
Category: 10 things, Career
Tags: Word, Toni Bowers, Ya'll, T, Professional Development, Blogging, TVs, Career, Internet, Personal Technology
Right or wrong, people often judge you by the way you pronounce things. Say a word incorrectly and POW — they’ve pegged you as a provincial, poorly educated moron. Toni Bowers offers a list of commonly mangled words so you can double-check your own pronunciation.
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Previously, TechRepublic ran an article about 10 grammar mistakes that make you look stupid. The examples cited involved the misuse of words in written and verbal communications. I’d like to go a step farther here and talk about words that may be used correctly but are pronounced wrong. They also may be much more flagrant examples of stupidity.
A caveat: My ear may be abnormally sensitive to mispronunciations since in college I developed an unnatural affinity for linguistics (can you say “Get a life?”). However, people often make snap decisions about character and intelligence based on their language biases, so it’s something you should be aware of. Here are some of my pet peeves, which you may or may not ever use in your life.
Note: This article originally appeared in our Career Management blog.
#1: RealtorMany people — I’ve even heard it from people on national TV — pronounce this word REAL-uh-ter. Is this a case of wide-spread dyslexia, transposing the a and the l? It’s REAL-tor. That’s it. You’d think only two syllables would be easier to pronounce, but apparently not.
#2: NuclearDo you know how tough it is to be an advocate for the correct pronunciation of this word (NU-clee-er) when the president of the United States pronounces it NU-cu-lar? I don’t buy that it’s a regional thing. Ya’ll is a regional thing; nu-cu-lar is not.
#3: JewelryIt’s not JOO-la-ree, it’s JOOL-ree. Again with the making things harder by turning a word into three syllables. What’s with that?
#4: Supposedly/supposablyThe latter is a nonexistent word.
#5: Supposed to/suppose toI think this one is more a matter of a lazy tongue than of ignorance. It takes an extra beat in there to emphasize the d at the end, but it’s worth it. And never omit the d if you’re using the term in a written communication or people will think you were raised in a hollowed-out tree trunk somewhere.
#6: Used to/use toSame as above.
#7: Anyway/anywaysThere’s no s at the end. I swear. Look it up.
#8: February/FebuaryAs much as it galls me, there is an r between the b and the u. When you pronounce the word correctly it should sound like you’re trying to talk with a mouthful of marbles — FEB broo ary.
#9: Recur/reoccurThough the latter is tempting, it’s not a word. And again, why add another syllable if you don’t need it?
#10: Mischievous/mischieviousI know, I know, it sounds so Basil Rathbone to say MIS cha vous, but that’s the right way. Mis CHEE vee us is more commonly used, but it’s wrong.
And last but not least, my personal all-time pet peeve — the word often. It should be pronounced OFF un, not OFF tun. The t is silent.
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